Republicans On Republican Politicians: 'Meh'

Quinnipiac is out with
one of those "temperature" polls this morning, where
respondents give a high temperature if they like a politician and
a low one if they don't.

The poll finds that Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) is America's
"hottest" politician. But the more interesting story within the
poll is a partisan split: Democrats tend to have very warm feelings
about their leaders, while Republicans say "meh."

52% of Democrats rate President Barack Obama at 81 degrees or
higher; 45% give similarly high marks to Hillary Clinton, and 36%
to Vice President Joe Biden.

Business Insider / data from
Quinnipiac

Republicans are not so
effusive. No Republican candidate gets "hot" ratings from even
20% of his party members. Rep. Paul Ryan (Wisc.) is the hottest
politician in Republicans' eyes, and yet only 18% can bring
themselves to rate him at 81 or higher.

Business Insider / data from
Quinnipiac

Even Republican politicians who
are supposed to be favorites of the Tea Party and conservative
activists, like Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) and Ryan, are far more
likely to get ratings from their fellow Republicans in the 61-80
range than 81-100.

That's not to say Republicans
are incapable of strong opinions: 68% of them rate Obama below 20
degrees. But while they agree they hate the president, they can't
seem to find anyone they really like.